Texture analysis as a predictor of radiation-induced xerostomia in head and neck patients undergoing IMRT

Purpose Image texture analysis (TA) is a heterogeneity quantifying approach that cannot be appreciated by the naked eye, and early evidence suggests that TA has great potential in the field of oncology. The aim of this study is to evaluate parotid gland texture analysis (TA) combined with formal dos...

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Published in:Radiologia medica 2018-06, Vol.123 (6), p.415-423
Main Authors: Nardone, Valerio, Tini, Paolo, Nioche, Christophe, Mazzei, Maria Antonietta, Carfagno, Tommaso, Battaglia, Giuseppe, Pastina, Pierpaolo, Grassi, Roberta, Sebaste, Lucio, Pirtoli, Luigi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computed Tomography
Correlation
Diagnostic Radiology
Dosimeters
Imaging
Interventional Radiology
Kurtosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Multivariate analysis
Neuroradiology
Parameters
Patients
Predictions
Radiation effects
Radiation therapy
Radiology
Regression analysis
Texture
Ultrasound
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Summary:Purpose Image texture analysis (TA) is a heterogeneity quantifying approach that cannot be appreciated by the naked eye, and early evidence suggests that TA has great potential in the field of oncology. The aim of this study is to evaluate parotid gland texture analysis (TA) combined with formal dosimetry as a factor for predicting severe late xerostomia in patients undergoing radiation therapy for head and neck cancers. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of patients treated at our Radiation Oncology Unit between January 2010 and December 2015, and selected the patients whose normal dose constraints for the parotid gland (mean dose 
ISSN:0033-8362
1826-6983
DOI:10.1007/s11547-017-0850-7